What is shown was how far behind English football is, they were fitter closed us down and defended from the front and could do something we could not and the is pass to their own team.
Totally outclassed they played as a team but we were just a bunch of idividuals and what possessed PEarce to play Walcott on his own up front it would have been better to have put rodwell there on his own and have walcott on the wing, but that to would not have made much differenctas he may be quick but he has no end product.
I one way you can understand why Capello kept the old guard as nothing coming through the ranks. If you look at the team and the squad how many comand a place in the top teams not many the rest are just journeymen players.

The man always appears thoroughly miserable and with his one dimensional mind always seeking ways to placate his superiors at Soho Square. Never have I heard him criticise a referee or attack any symbol of authority, the man creeps around places and accepts any servile task with his behaviour resembling Uriah Heap in being "ever so humble" His sole ambition in all this is to coach the England football team: the job at Manchester City was merely a means to a end. Rather than risk his reputation managing a real football club he choses instead the safe and sure route of life with the under twenty-one team while at the same time ingratiating himself with his impeccable demeanour to those who count. That track-suit at Eastlands and his erratic behaviour on the touchline have now been exchanged for the more sartorial elegance of a suit and tie combined with the manners of a model of deportment, except in the game against Germany when I saw under pressure a glimpse of the old Pearce. The man as all the religious fanaticism of a character out of a Dostoyevsky novel and to think that those mandarin's at Soho Square may actually make Pearce the coach of England one day: that would be psycho.

tactical genius pearce is, putting the smallest england player up front on his own against a solid german defence!!!
And to think hes being groomed for the top job, you couldnt make it up could ya!!!!!!!!!

Their training as England players is coming along fine. Looking good up to the semi-final then poor disciplne gets three important players banned from the final. What the hell was Hart doing? Yes, we have taught them well on how to promise the earth and deliver bugger all through Kamikaze actions.

That said Stuart deserves to try again, if his team had shown his spirit we would be holding the trophy now. Mind you they are better penalty takers that him!!